i will be making that view known to the attorney general of the united states. i have informally and indirectly. i hope you will be involved as director of the fbi. you do -- will devote personal attention to the matter. let me turn to another matter the administration. gun violence in our country. the fbi is responsible for enforcing laws to try to make our nation safer from gun violence. would it be helpful to the fbi in its investigation and prosecutorial duties to have a prohibition against illegal trafficking? >> illegal trafficking in drugs? >> of guns that are stolen or otherwise legally possessed. >> i don't think i know -- my reaction is a criminal prohibition on gun trafficking indirectly. i hope you will be involved as director of the fbi. you do -- will devote personal attention to the matter. let me turn to another matter that is close to the heart of >> yes. in nearly every circumstance of another agency -- we won't jump on it without being asked to be involved by the prosecutors or the agency. >> my view, for what is worth, is only the fbi has the